Lote Vilma Vītiņa

Lote Vilma Vītiņa (1993) is a poet, illustrator and artist. She has participated in the Latvian Literary Academy workshops, performed at "White Night" events and "Dzejas Zveja" among others. Vītiņa is one of the seven poets who is included in the young poet anthology Kā pārvarēt niezi galvaskausā [How to Overcome Itch in The Skull] published by Valters Dakša, compiled by Artis Ostups and her poem is published in Monta Kroma. Re:. The Poet and The Smell is Vītiņa's debut in picture books genre. 

Meitene [Girl]. Riga: Neputns, 2020. 

Dzejnieks un smarža [The Poet and The Scent]. Riga: Aminori, 2019. 

Monta Kroma. Re:. Riga: Punctum, 2019.

Kā pārvarēt niezi galvaskausā? [How to Overcome Itch in The Skull]. Riga: Valters Dakša, 2018.

Lauris Veips. Saying what you mean: trends in recent Latvian poetry // Versopolis, March 2023 [EN]

Anna Belkovska interview with Lote Vilma Vītiņa // Online magazine Punctum, 2021 [LV]

Audio conversation with Lote Vilma Vītiņa // Culture Rondo podcast, 2020 [LV]

About Girl // Diena.lv, 2020 [LV]

About Girl // Publishing house Neputns webpage, 2020 [LV;EN]

Poems by Lote Vilma Vītiņa in Lithuanian // 15min.lt, 2020 [LT]

About The Poet and The Smell // Online magazine Satori, 2019 [LV]

About The Poet and The Smell // Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji, 2019 [LV]

Reading of "The Flies" story video // Online magazine Satori, 2019 [LV]

The Poet and the Scent, review // Katze mit buch, October 2024 [DE]

Eric Giebel. The Poet and the Scent, review // Vitabuvingi, October 2024 [DE]

The Poet and the Scent, review // Vivavostok, October 2024 [DE]

The Poet and the Scent, review // Findos buecher, January 2024 [DE

Anda Baklāne, Nekritiski par šo meiteni, review of Girl // Online magazine Punctum, 2021 [LV]

Ivars Šteinbergs, Par tēlu precizitāti, review of Girl // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]

Kārlis Vērdiņš, Tad mēs būsim apskāvušies, review of How to Overcome Itch in The Skull // Online magazine Punctum, 2018 [LV]

Ingmāra Balode, Pārvarēt nevajag (īpaši jau niezi galvaskausā), review of How to Overcome Itch in The Skull // Online magazine Satori, 2018 [LV]

Kristiāna Kārkliņa, (Kā) pārvarēt nepārvaramo, review of How to Overcome Itch in The Skull // UbiSunt, University of Latvia, 2018 [LV]

2022, the Annual Latvian Literature Award for Watertower

2020, The International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature and Book Art for The Poet and The Smell